COASTING

Preventing Severe Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome with “Prolonged Coasting”

 

I do not use antagonists in high responders (e.g., PCOS) because it
interferes with the assay of E2 (often causing the value to be
understated), a valuable index in assessing risk for the development
of severe/critical OHSS. I also do not believe in the agonist trigger
to prevent OHSS. The reason is that the magnitude of the induced LH
surge varies and if too little LH is released, meiosis can be
compromised, thereby increasing the oocyte aneuploidy index.

 
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Pros and Cons of The Lupron (Leuprolide) Trigger Shot

Traditionally, IVF egg retrievals are timed for about 36 hours after a
10,000U hCG “trigger”. The hCG hormone thereupon remains in the
system for up to a week. When patients who overstimulate following
ovarian stimulation
[https://blog.drgeoffreysherivf.com/ovarian-stimulation-for-women-with-diminished-ovarian-reserve-dor-and-in-older-women-undergoing-ivf/]
experience prolonged exposure to hCG have a risk of developing

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